An Employment
Resource to Keep There's employment law and then there is
employment relations, each work in partnership to
achieve employment growth and success. The guidelines
and rules come direct from the DTI and Department of
Work & Pensions (DWP) and there are a multitude of
other organisations that specialise in certain
employment aspects.
These links will take to the official
employment web sites and specialist employment associations. Each offering
information and links to further your interest:
By looking at different sectors and the
number of employees within those sectors one can create a
picture of Somerset's business landscape.
Free
E-Learning: Six new free online learning packages from ACAS
to help organisations on:
absence in the workplace
redundancy handling
discipline and grievance
working parents
information and consultation
contracts and written statements
To use these free tools registration is required.
Employment Forms:
To help you follow good employment relations
practice there is a range of forms and sample
letters you may need when employing people. The templates
include an application form,
personnel record form, job descriptions and other useful
examples taken from our good practice publications.
ACAS
- Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service ACAS's origins go back over
100 years and has had many name changes since then.
ACAS is a publicly funded body run by a council
made up of leading figures from business, unions and
independent sectors to academics
It
aims to improve organisations and working life through
better employment relations. They provide up-to-date
information, independent advice, high quality training and
they work with employers
and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Their web
site is a great resource and the
A-Z of employment issues
and tools should be part of any business inventory.